Mumbai: The counting of votes for the Maharashtra assembly elections began Saturday at 8 am, with all eyes on the outcome of the battle between the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, which is seeking to make a comeback. The first round of the EVM counting has concluded at some seats and early trends for the 2024 assembly elections results are out.

As per ABP Majha, as of 10 am, out of 288 seats in the state, Mahayuti is leading in 193 seats, MVA in 87 seats and other small parties leading in 8 seats. Know who is leading in the VIP seats of Maharashtra:

In the high-profile seat in Mumbai's Worli, Shiv Sena UBT leader, sitting MLA Aaditya Thackeray is leading with a thin margin of around 600 votes. His main opponent is Shiv Sena's Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora.

In Marathwada's Parli constituency, NCP-Ajit Pawar faction's Dhananjay Munde is leading, while in the hot seat of Baramati, Dy CM Ajit Pawar is leading as of 10 am.

While, in a shocking update, veteran Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat who is contested for the ninth term is trailing with a huge margin of 8,000 votes, as per ABP Majha.

Early trends for more VIP seats will be added. Stay tuned.